Hootsuite, Minecraft, and Sliding Messaging All Receive Updates in Google Play

We love app updates. They’re refreshing, and when it’s a substantial update, it’s like you have a brand new app to play with. It’s a win win situation for everyone involved. This morning, three of our favorites have received some pretty noteworthy updates. One of our go-to Twitter clients, Hootsuite, now has a widget and bug fixes. Sliding Messaging supports the sending of a text to multiple contacts and more colorful emojis. And Minecraft got its major 0.6.0 update which brings a whole ton of features and fixes.

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YAY! sliding message gets another update…how many is that this week alone?

Andrew Sharrow

The minecraft folks announced what the changes would be when they submitted it. From Minecraftwiki.net:

Additions:
Signs[1][2]
Armor[3][4]
Applying process is similar to smelting: choose from armour on the left and see a preview of the player on the right[5]
Baby animals[6] Unclear how they are obtainable, as Breeding is not going to be added in 0.6.0[7]
The Sky and Clouds (Appearance varies between fast and slow devices)[8][9]
Improved D-pad
Design is more blocky and less rounded
When in flight mode, there is a “wing” icon on the jump button
Sheep can be colored with dyes

Items:
Nether Brick (item) (smelted from netherrack and crafted into nether brick tile)
Upside-down stairs, corner stairs[11]
Slabs can be placed in up position (needs testing on small screens)[12]
Sand and Gravel are affected by gravity[13]

Working fine on my LG Spectrum2. I haven’t had any real issues with it so far besides not seeing pictures or videos when those are sent to me. Which I just open the default messaging app when I get one.